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NewsITV poised to sign fresh news contract with ITN
ITV and ITN are deep into discussions over extending their news contract, with both parties preparing to sign off on a new multi-year deal.
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NewsTreasury contemplates expanding tax credit
The Treasury could expand the animation tax credit to include programmes that have a mix of live action, following further submissions from the industry.
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NewsWorst Driver steers to Brazil
Mentorn International’s Worst Driver format is to be remade by Brazilian broadcaster TV Globo, taking the number of territories airing local versions to 17.
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NewsITV planning ‘big splash’ as it returns to comedy
Big Talk Productions is to produce ITV1’s first pre-watershed comedy in almost 10 years as the broadcaster prepares to make a “big splash” in the genre.
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NewsGrylls working up programme ideas with Betty
Discovery-owned production company Betty TV is understood to be developing new programme ideas with survival star Bear Grylls.
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NewsBBC unveils post-DQF daytime strategy
The BBC is creating a more varied daytime schedule, with no more than two programmes of any genre a day and an end to long-running series.
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NewsFreeview backwards EPG set to challenge YouView
Freeview is planning to launch backwards EPG functionality, which will pit the platform against forthcoming IPTV service YouView.
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NewsHunt denies backing Sky bid
“The idea I was backing this bid is laughable,” said Jeremy Hunt, fighting for his political career in parliament this week, following a series of dramatic revelations at the Leveson Inquiry.
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NewsCBS tests The Audience as Garden pilot goes global
US network CBS is to pilot innovative new Channel 4 format The Audience, with further adaptations lined up for France and the Netherlands.
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NewsSky Atlantic wins Pitch for Studio Lambert series
Sky Atlantic has acquired a US series from Studio Lambert in which ad agencies go head to head to win business.
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NewsBBC plans doc answer to Channel 4’s fixed rig
BBC commissioning editor for documentaries Charlotte Moore has greenlit three films that rely on footage supplied by the public – a move characterised by insiders as a calculated answer to Channel 4’s vogue for fixed-rig documentaries.
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NewsVic and Bob back on C4 as part of anniversary plans
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer will return to Channel 4 after nearly 20 years as part of the broadcaster’s plans to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
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NewsC4 picks up Fremantle daytime quiz show
FremantleMedia UK format 1001 Things You Should Know has been picked up for a daytime series on Channel 4.
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NewsITV1 to hand TOWIE's Mark Wright German format
Former The Only Way Is Essex star Mark Wright is to co-host a madcap ITV1 gameshow based on a hit German format.
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NewsSky confirms Idiot Abroad 3
Sky1 has confirmed a three-part An Idiot Abroad special which will feature Karl Pilkington travelling the globe with Warwick Davis.
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NewsHunt brands BSkyB bias "laughable"
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has labelled the idea he backed the News Corp bid to merge with BSkyB as “laughable”, in a statement to Parliament.
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NewsKudos mulls The Bridge remake
Kudos is considering a remake of new Scandinavian crime drama The Bridge, which launched on BBC4 this week.
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News4K dominates NAB agenda
NAB 2012: 4K emerged as the dominant theme of this year’s NAB trade show.
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NewsAvid previews cloud-based editing software
NAB 2012: Avid underlined its NAB focus on providing tools for newsgathering operations with the preview of cloud-based software Interplay Sphere.
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TSB unveils £250k innovations pot
Fremantle Media, Hat Trick and Zodiak Media are among the businesses to have thrown their support behind the Technology Strategy Board’s (TSB) TV digital innovation contest which offers developers £250,000 of investment.